TRUMP THE ‘BLUFFING PRESIDENT’

Last month, three days after he fired FBI Director James Comey, US President Donald Trump tweeted, “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!”

On Thursday, Mr Trump admitted he does not have tapes of his conversations with Mr Comey as he had implied.

Political observers pointed out that Thursday was the day when all attention was paid to Senate Republicans unveiling their healthcare repeal bill.

It was also a day prior to a deadline set up by the House Intelligence Committee for the White House to clarify whether the tapes exist.

As a result, after Mr Trump’s tweet this time, American media were quick to refer to their government leader as “our bluffing President”. Vint Chavala